大士

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (大士)		大	士

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit महापुरुष (mahāpuruṣa).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàshì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàshìh
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: dà-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahshyh
  - Palladius: даши (daši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    大事
    大勢／大势
    大士

Noun

大士

(literary, Buddhism) Avalokiteśvara
(literary, Buddhism) Bodhisattva
(literary) distinguished man; man of accomplishment

Proper noun

大士

Tuas (a planning area in Singapore)

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